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— Mahatma Gandhi
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UK's public sector urged to buy locally to end steel crisis
Britain on Sunday changed its procurement rules to encourage public sector bodies to use British steel products as part of efforts to revive the country's ailing steel industry and save thousands of jobs after India's Tata Steel decided to sell its loss-making businesses in the UK.
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UK steelworkers' pensions could be slashed under Tata plan
Tens of thousands of steelworkers in the UK could have their pensions slashed by up to 20 per cent under plans by Tata to wash its hands of the 15 billion pounds British Steel retirement scheme, media reported on Sunday.
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Mallya probe: ED to write to UK, South Africa
Enforcement Directorate is preparing to issue Letters Rogatories to a certain countries, including South Africa and the UK, for obtaining information on embattled liquor baron Vijay Mallya's overseas assets. About Rs 300 crore were allegedly diverted to foreign shores out of Mallya's loans.
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ED to write to UK, South Africa over Mallya's assets
Enforcement Directorate is preparing to issue Letters Rogatories to a certain countries, including South Africa and the UK, for obtaining information on embattled liquor baron Vijay Mallya's overseas assets. About Rs 300 crore were allegedlydiverted to foreign shores out of Mallya's loans.
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FM Arun Jaitley expects early conclusion of India, Australia FTA talks
During his visit, Jaitley met Australian Minister for Trade and Investment Andrew Robb, who is coming to India next week
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Government meets fiscal targets
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Government meets fiscal targets
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Tata Steel may shut British plants in 6 weeks
The beleaguered Tata Steel may shut its British plants in six weeks if it does not find a buyer soon even as it is in talks to buy steel assets of one of German's largest producers. The company is likely to appoint bankers to run through the sale process in ...
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ICICI Prudential pips HDFC, becomes largest fund house
ICICI Prudential has dislodged HDFC to become the largest asset management company in the country. ICICI Prudential had an average AUM of Rs 175880.9 crore for the quarter ending March, data with the Association of Mutual Funds in India showed. HDFC had an average AUM of Rs. 175779.4 crore.
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ITC not ready to print larger pictorial warnings
FMCG major ITC on Saturday said it is not ready to print larger pictorial warnings on its cigarette packs, as required under a new government norm, and its factories will be shut till clarity emerges on the matter.
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Rate cut hopes to strengthen rupee: Experts
Mumbai, April 2 (IANS) Hopes of a cut in key lending rates by the country's apex bank, along with healthy foreign funds inflow and low crude oil prices, are expected to support the Indian rupee during the upcoming week, experts said on Saturday.
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Need to end needless rules to boost growth: Kant
India needs to do away with "unnecessary rules and procedures" to grow in double digits in the long term, Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant has said. He also said focus must also be on more systemic reforms in sectors such as education and health
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Govt looks to pull off 100 GW solar capacity by 2017
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New models and discounts push passenger car sales up by 4.5%
Sales of passenger vehicles rose 4-4.5% to 2,50,000 units last month, driven by new models and discounts offered to push sales, initial industry numbers show.
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SC diesel car ban has pan India sales impact
The share of diesel vehicles in overall passenger vehicle sales shrank to 42% in the first two months of this year from 45% in the year-earlier period.
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Need dedicated policy to check import of commercial products, says Tata Steel MD
Tata Steel managing director, India and South East Asia, T V Narendran has suggested a dedicated national policy to contain the excessive import of commercial items in the domestic market at CFE Auditorium on Friday.
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Service tax department will auction Vijay Mallya's aircraft to recover Rs 535 crore
The service tax department will "very shortly" auction liquor baron Vijay Mallya's aircraft to recover dues estimated at nearly Rs 535 crore. "Vijay Mallya's aircraft are with us. So, that is what we are going to auction very shortly," Central Board of Excise and Customs chairman Najib Shah said.
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After hair care, GCPL to explore beauty market for women of African descent
Godrej Consumer Products (GCPL) will explore the opportunity of serving both hair and beauty needs of women of African descent post acquisition of the US-based Strength of Nature (SON), a leading player in the hair care market catering to this segment of consumers.
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Easier loans, pensions and PPF with Aadhaar power
Aadhaar-linked schemes are expected to reduce the government’s administrative costs while also making issuance of ration cards, access to scholarships, pensions and provident fund accounts faster and more reliable.
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Mystery surge in cash with public hurts banks
A steep surge in the amount of currency in circulation has baffled bankers and economists as this preference for cash among the public is slowing down deposit growth and hurting banks.
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HCL Tech buys Geometric for Rs 1,283 crore
Billionaire Shiv Nadar-controlled HCL Technologies will acquire Mumbai-based engineering services company Geometric for Rs 1,283 crore ($188 million) in a share-swap deal.